Thiskiss was gentle and thorough and toe-curling, Carter’s lips working slowly against mine, tongue just barely brushing the seam of my lips, another southbound flood of arousal making me tingle all over again.
All I could think about was how good this felt and how much more often I wanted to do it.
“I was never planning on getting back together with Mandi,” Carter murmured. “Not after I’d seen what Icouldhave.”
“Tattooed screwup with a cock piercing?” I asked, grinning at him.
My face was starting to hurt from smiling, but I didn’t want to stop.
“Internationally recognized artist who spent the last decade growing into a kind, patient man who’s both good and considerate in bed,” Carter said. “Uh, speaking of, I really wanna try, umm… the thing… with the piercing.”
I knew exactly whatthinghe meant, but he was blushing so adorably that I couldn’t just let him get off easy.
“Thing?” I asked. “You’ll have to be more specific. Do you want one? Because I just need you to sign a waiver and we can do it right now…”
Carter’s pretty, dark eyes searched my face for a moment, worry creeping into his features until I broke into a grin again.
“I know what you mean,” I said, reaching out again to pull him in for another kiss.
This was what my life was going to be like from now on. Always waiting for the next kiss.
Carter moaned into my mouth, pressing closer as I slipped my hand into his coat and tugged up the hem of his sweater, splaying my fingers over the warm skin there. He hummed happily, hips canting forward as I ran my hand to the small of his back, toying with his waistband, just barely dipping my thumb into it to brush over the delicate skin there, a silent promise that I’d give him everything he wanted and more.
“Love you,” I murmured between kisses, still not tired of being allowed to say it.
I wasn’t sure I’deverbe tired of being allowed to say it.
Carter laughed, and kissed me harder, the warmth of his body seeping into mine as the whole rest of the world fell away and it was just the two of us, kissing soft and sweet and like we could do it forever.
I would’ve been pretty happy to do this forever right now.
The bell above the door ringing didn’t even manage to snap me out of it. I didn’t care if the whole world knew that Carter Kowalski wanted to kiss me.
“Whoa,” Morgan said from the doorway.
Carter backed off, blushing again, heat rolling off his face.
“Don’t worry,” I murmured. “Morgan’s cool. Worst case scenario, he’ll ask to join in.”
“He can’t,” Carter said, barely above a whisper but with a core of steel to it. “I want you all to myself.”
“Okay, I’ll concede the point that he’s hot if he talks like that all the time,” Morgan said, apparently not about to be embarrassed into leaving.
I laughed, holding Carter a little closer. “He doesn’t, but I guess he could be trained,” I said, beaming at him.
Carter shrugged. “If it’ll make you happy.”
“Okay,that’shot,” Moran said. “Is he staying for lunch?”
“Dunno.” I eased back a little, missing Carter’s warmth instantly, but not as much as I had when I thought he was gone forever. Temporary separation was fine now that I knew he didn’twantto leave. “Are you?”
“I’m supposed to be driving home,” he said, and my stomach sank. I didn’t want him to go. I just got him back and we hadn’t had nearly enough time together yet.
“But I don’t want to,” he added, softer, like he could barely believe he was saying it himself.
“So…” Morgan looked between us. “Do you just want what Aiden usually gets, or…?”
I laughed, stepping a half-pace away from Carter. “What do you think? Trust my tastes?”
